The day I flooded my kitchen learning to can pickles

I was in my tiny apartment kitchen last August, trying to can dill pickles after binge-watching some old YouTube videos. The water bath was too full, and when I lowered the jar in, it tipped over and splashed boiling water everywhere. I stood there soaking wet with pickle juice dripping off my cabinets, and the jar cracked right in the pot. Had to spend 2 hours cleaning up brine and glass off the floor, then salvage the remaining cucumbers by refrigerating them. Turns out I was using the wrong jar type for canning, and the lids didn't seal right either. Anyone else have a first attempt at water bath canning turn into a mess?

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jade315d ago

Three pounds of pickling salt later, I still find glass shards in my kitchen corners.